Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

Shirley Lewis Show Band

Amist the Black Eyes

You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

45-Shirley Granger - Givin Up the One I Love VINYL 02

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

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